POSSIBILITIES ‘What do you think we can achieve as a group?’

OPPORTUNITIES

‘How do you think being part of this group can help you?’

• Invite other schools to join the alliance

• Develop consistency of expectations from pre-prep through to prep year across the Region à both in Early Years Childcare Centres and in Schools

• Moving towards a more seamless transition from Childcare Centres to Primary School

• Strength in numbers

• Professional Development possibilities

• Visits to Prep classrooms by Child Care Centre reps

• Visits to Child Care Centres by Prep teachers / Primary schools

• Knowledge is power

• To develop a sharing practice across a broad range of centres in order to move towards a common goal

• Opening up professional discussion

• Parents knowing we are involved in a group like this is fantastic

• Understanding each other’s perspectives and needs